Not even wrong : the failure of string theory and the continuing challenge to unify the laws of phys...
Not even wrong : the failure of string theory and the continuing challenge to unify the laws of phys...
Not even wrong : the failure of string theory and the continuing challenge to unify the laws of physics.
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Publisher
London : Jonathan Cape, 2006.
Date
2006.
Call Numbers
N539.7258/4
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Language
English
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Physical content
xiii, 290 p : ill ; 25 cm.
Contents
1. Particle physics at the turn of the millennium -- 2. The instruments of production -- 3. Quantum theory -- 4. Quantum field theory -- 5. Gauge symmetry and gauge theories -- 6. The Standard Model -- 7.Triumph of the Standard Model -- 8. Problems of the Standard Model -- 9. Beyond the Standard Mod...
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Publisher
London : Jonathan Cape, 2006.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2006.
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Summary
This book "tells a fascinating and complex story about human beings and their attempts to come to grips with perhaps the most intellectually demanding puzzle of all : how does the universe work at its most fundamental level? The story begins with an historical survey of the experimental and theoretical developments that led to the creation of the...
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Not even wrong : the failure of string theory and the continuing challenge to unify the laws of physics.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N539.7258/4
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74VKvqKmBkpZ
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKvqKmBkpZ
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ISBN
0224076051
9780224076050
DDC
539.7258
MMS ID
991021452279702626
